Categories: Breakfast, Fall, Pumpkin, Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 2 3/4 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
Directions
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Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer.
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Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
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Combine flour and next 5 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
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Add water and orange juice, mixing well.
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Stir in raisins and orange rind.
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Spoon batter into two greased and floured 9×5×3-inch loaf pans.
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Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire racks.